Wine	Like It	Don't Like
2005 Flinders Run Shiraz Southern Flinders Ranges		No
2010 The Hilt Pinot Noir Vanguard		No
2006 Bennett Lane Maximus		No
2009 DeLille Cellars Roussanne Doyenne		No
2007 Porter Creek Pinot Noir Fiona Hill Vineyard	Yes
2003 Quilceda Creek Red Wine Columbia Valley		No
2010 Viña Bisquertt Syrah Casa La Joya Reserve		No

Tasting Notes

2008 Arcadian Syrah Stolpman Vineyard
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4/26/2024 - galewskj wrote: 93 Points
Pop and pour, drank half the bottle over 3 hours. This is becoming quite secondary/tertiary and the fruit is starting to fade. There's a lot to enjoy here and it is a spitting image of a Northern rhone, but it seems time to drink up.
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2018 Sine Qua Non Grenache Profuga
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4/24/2024 - galewskj wrote: 92 Points
California wines but not from Napa: I don't think this was decanted. Drank a small glass over an hour. It didn't appear tannic, but the oak was incredibly evident. The fruit also huge. At this stage it's a cocktail wine for sure and I'll have to fall back on my belief that SQN reds need 12 years minimum from vintage.
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2008 Saxum Bone Rock James Berry Vineyard
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4/24/2024 - galewskj wrote: 95 Points
California wines but not from Napa: What a difference 4 years makes. Decanted 30 minutes, this was the most deft and lifted Saxum that I think I've had. Still full-bodied, lots of spices, herbs, flashy fruit, blackberry.
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galewskj says:

2/23/2024 9:00:00 AM - Thanks Grinner. The tasting is that we rotate between 3 of us, with one person providing THAT bottle, a red, another person bringing the starter wine and the last person hosts. The idea is to assess one wine without comparing it to other wines.
Grinner says:

2/22/2024 6:24:00 PM - Hey G! Nice little tasting posted today. I've always liked your notes, and now I LOVE your meme / profile pic! You? about 22 yrs ago?
Mark1npt says:

7/25/2023 5:22:00 AM - Great to have another 'fan'.....I just 'fanned' you as well. Let me know when you get down here and perhaps we can meet to share a bottle? Mark
bmartz1 says:

12/22/2021 11:16:00 AM - Hi there -- fantastic notes from your Napa trip few weeks ago. My wife and I were there over same time frame and went to many of the same stops, so our paths crossed virtually :) Wanted to ask how you found your way into a Bryant Estate visit?
ajaffee says:

8/9/2013 5:23:00 AM - Thank you.